Lineman salary in Delaware
Updated September 26, 2026 with BLS data from May 2025
Linemen in Delaware earn a median of $97,180 a year, or $46.72 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $119,790. Nationally the median is $95,320, so Delaware pays 2% more than the U.S. overall and ranks 28th of 51.
- Apprentice starting pay (estimate)
- $23.35/hr
- Jobs in Delaware
- 330
- After cost of living
- $97,370
- Median hourly pay
- $46.72/hr
- vs U.S. median
- +2%
- Rank among states
- 28th of 51
Apprentice and journeyman lineman pay
| Stage | Yearly pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Apprentice | $48,570–$76,000$23.35–$36.54/hr | |
| Journeyman | $97,180$46.72/hr | |
| Top earners | $106,590–$119,790$51.24–$57.59/hr |
Estimated from BLS percentiles (10th–25th, median, 75th–90th); BLS does not report pay by license level.
How Delaware compares
- Linemen are less concentrated in Delaware than nationally: 0.7 of every 1,000 jobs, 0.82 times the U.S. share.
- The 90th-percentile wage, $119,790, is 2.5 times the 10th-percentile wage, $48,570: a measure of how much pay rises with experience and specialty.
Pay by metro area
Rural Delaware
- Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$97,180
Other trades in Delaware
Questions
- How much do linemen make in Delaware?
- Linemen in Delaware earn a median of $97,180 a year, or $46.72 an hour, according to May 2025 BLS data. One in ten earns more than $119,790.
- How much do linemen make an hour in Delaware?
- The median hourly wage is $46.72. The middle half earn between $36.54 and $51.24 an hour. (BLS, May 2025.)
- What do apprentice linemen make in Delaware?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level. The 10th-percentile wage, $23.35 an hour ($48,570 a year), is a reasonable estimate of starting pay; the 25th percentile is $36.54.
- How much does a journeyman lineman make in Delaware?
- BLS doesn't report pay by license level, but the median, $97,180 a year ($46.72 an hour), is a fair estimate of typical journeyman pay. Master-level and top earners are closer to the 75th to 90th percentiles, $106,590–$119,790.
- Where in Delaware do linemen earn the most?
- Among Delaware metro areas, Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington has the highest median at $119,460 a year, and Dover the lowest at $98,590.
- Do linemen in Delaware earn more than the national average?
- The Delaware median of $97,180 is 2% more than the U.S. median of $95,320. Prices in Delaware run 0% below the national average (BEA), so the median buys about what $97,370 would nationally.
About this data
Wages are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey for May 2025, occupation 49-9051 (Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers), area code 10. BLS counts wage and salary workers only, so self-employed linemen and business owners aren't included. The cost-of-living figure divides the median by the Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity for 2024 (99.8, where the U.S. average is 100). Page updated September 26, 2026. How we calculate these figures